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I took the liberty, by last Post, of acquainting the late Honble. Congriss, of some things that appeared indispensible to the keeping possession of the greatest part of the County of Lincoln
Since that time, an express from the Committee of Campden bro't me the disagreeable news, that the extreme indigence of the inhabitants of that settlement had induced many of them for sake of obtaining...
Date: 20 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
By Order of The Commander in Chief I send to wait your Orders, an Officers Party to Escort Seventeen Seamen taken Prisoners at Machias, and One Tory, Ichabod Jones; thirty Prisoners more taken at Cape Ann, will be at Watertown to day. I believe you will think it best to Detain this party at Watertown, until that [from] Cape Ann Arrives, when they may have your Orders to what Town they are to...
Date: 11 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I am informed that Captain [Jeremiah] Obrien, or some other person, has stopped the baggage of the officers taken at Machias, as a compensation for some expence incurred which the General Court did not think proper to allow him. A procedure of this kind would, in my opinion, much dishonour the American arms, and be attended with very disagreeable consequences. I trust therefore, Sir, that the...
Date: 16 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I think it my Duty to remind you, as you have doubtly been informed of what we have [done that w]e generously, perhaps too generously, gave the officers taken in the Schooner Diligent, all their pr[ivate pr]operty, & among other things all the plans of this Continent, in their possession, which oversight we greatly regret & for which we can make no apology but our distress & confusion...
Date: 19 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Hond Sir
By Capt daniel Howes I have the Pleasure to Send to the Councel a Master of a Vessell taken Off our Harboar 2
The Papers Capt Howes has Will Inform as to the Carcamstances
the hands taken aboard appear to be very honest men and forect into the S[e]rvice and are about Entering Aboard An armed Vessell fixing from here.
Col Elisha Doan [Doane] has Sent two Vessells from Chatham...
Date: 1 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
this may Inform you that, Last Satorday Morning a Vessell from the Mole was Cast on Shoar Neer the Herring River and Neer the House of Wm Chase [illegible] her Lading Consists of about one Hund Hogsheads Malasses, and One of sugar, with a few small articles on being Informd of it the Committee of Yarmo with Zenas Winslow and Joseph Nye Esqrs of Harwich met to Consult what to Do with regard to the...
Date: 14 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3